The measures underscore the pressures on the German auto industry, which is reeling from sluggish demand in Europe, the cost of tariffs and rising competition from Chinese manufacturers.

“It’s last call at the bar, everyone is stepping up and ordering,” said Tyson Jominy of JD Power, which expects sales of about 16.1 million new vehicles this year.

The European Commission will propose early next week a long-term mechanism that will also reduce the bloc’s existing quotas for foreign steel by almost half.

As the trucking industry moves toward the next generation of diesel engines, the introduction of new oils designed to further enhance fuel efficiency also is on the horizon.

The department’s plan, released Sept. 30, shows that highway and trucking agencies are among the least affected in a lapse of annual appropriations.

Under the latest plan, air traffic controller hiring and field training would also continue — a key difference from the March plan, which would have paused those activities. 

The project, dubbed Ohio One, “remains an important part of our long-term plans to expand leading-edge manufacturing on U.S. soil.” Intel said in a statement.

The legislation, which builds on programs in the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, specifically targets certain operations that have been determined to be linked to Chinese firms.

The elimination of a $7,500 consumer tax credit and softening of emissions rules by the Trump administration will sharply curtail EV demand in the U.S., Jim Farley said.

Going online is the latest move by CEO Gil West to further grow retail sales, which gets the company much better pricing than selling its rental vehicles at wholesale auctions.

The No. 84 ranked company on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of for-hire carriers, TCI Transportation will have a combined 1,900 employees once the transaction is complete. 

The company was founded by Scott George's grandfather, Howard George, in 1948 and has been employee-owned since 2022. Scott will remain an advisor to the board of directors.

The financing fueled investor concerns before the auto parts supplier fell into bankruptcy.

Saudi Arabia and its partners will review the expedited return of the remainder of a 1.66 million barrel-a-day supply tranche when they meet on Oct. 5.

The automated speed citations do not add points to driver’s licenses. However, the faster a person is traveling over the speed limit, the higher the fine.

DoorDash also debuted a smart scale to help restaurants weigh orders before they are handed to couriers to reduce missing-item claims.

The increased flexibility comes as the canal is currently benefiting from higher-than-average water levels.

By claiming a national security rationale for the investigations, the administration can continue work on probes being conducted under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP are among major oil companies that announced thousands of job cuts in recent months as crude prices fell this year in response to increased supplies from OPEC.

President Donald Trump ordered 10% tariffs on imports of softwood timber and lumber as well as 25% levies on kitchen cabinets, vanities and upholstered wood products.